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were acquainted with him are well 

 aware. In his youth he read even 

 more of literature than of science. He 

 had no acquaintance with the Greek or 

 Latin classics in the original, but he 

 read the best of them in translations, 

 and with much enjoyment. His own 

 literary style was a standing refutation 

 of the plea that, in order to write good 

 English, a man had to become familiar 

 with Greek and Latin. It had the 

 three great merits of accuracy, ampli- 

 tude, and balance, and at times was 

 even impressively eloquent. 



Prof. Fiske has given a faithful pres- 

 entation of the man, and it is not our 

 purpose to add anything to his words of 

 eulogy. Of no man can it be more 

 truly said that his influence survives 

 him. As the biography makes plain, he 

 had a rare combination of qualities in- 

 tellectual and moral, and he has laid 

 an enduring impress, not only on the 

 magazine which he founded, but on mul- 

 titudes of minds with which he came into 

 contact. The reason why he accom- 

 plished so much and wielded so great an 

 influence may be found, we believe, in 

 that disinterestedness which was one of 

 his most conspicuous qualities. He was 

 a true apostle, because he thought more 

 of his cause than of himself. Had he 

 thought more of himself, he might have 

 been with us to-day ; but who shall blame 

 enthusiasm and devotion such as his? 

 It led to oversiglit in matters pertaining 

 to health, and that is to be regretted ; 

 but it stamped the man as one of the 

 working, fighting heroes of the nine- 

 teenth century, and as such this genera- 

 tion will honor his memory. 



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